January 2019 Grants

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Grant Opportunities/General/Miscellaneous

Endangered Language Fund Endangered Language Fund: Language Legacies Grant Program Request for Proposals 2019
The Fund provides grants for language documentation and revitalization and linguistic fieldwork. Priority is given to projects that serve both the native community and the field of linguistics. Work that has immediate applicability to one group and more distant application to the other also will be considered. Publishing subventions are a low priority, although they will be considered. ELF expects grants in this funding cycle to be less than $4,000 and to average about $2,000. Funds can be applied to consultant fees, tapes, films, travel, and so on, but not overhead. Researchers and language activists from any country are encouraged to apply.Deadline Date: 03-15-2019

Jim Henson Foundation 2020 Grants
Grants are awarded each year for the creation and development of innovative works of puppet theater. 1) Production grants of $7,000 are awarded for the production of new works ready to be presented in 2019. Workshop grants of $3,000 are for the development and workshopping of these pieces. Workshop and Production grants can be combined over a two-year period for the greatest benefit to the piece. 2) Family Grants of $4,000 are meant to fund the development of new and innovative work specifically for children, families, and teenagers. Grants are made only for the development of new works of live puppet theater. The foundation does not award funds for the presentation or remounting of existing work. Grants cannot be applied retroactively; substantial portions of a proposed project must take place after the funds are awarded. To be eligible, applicants must be considered tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Applications from international collaborations are accepted, but the primary artist and fiscal sponsor must be American. Letter of intent deadline: March 11, 2019Deadline Date: 03-11-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Paralysis Resource Center State Pilot Program
ACL will award approximately two State Pilot grants that will provide quality of life subawards to community based disability agencies that serve people living with paralysis, their families, and their support networks. These grants are designed to enhance the capacity of community disability programming by improving and/or increasing the services and supports provided by community-based disability organizations working to improve the quality of life for individuals with paralysis. Eligible applicants include: State, County, City or township governments; Nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); and Private, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $200,000Deadline Date: 04-12-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Targeted Capacity Expansion: Special Projects
The purpose of this program is to develop and implement targeted strategies for substance use disorder treatment provision to address a specific population or area of focus identified by the community. The purpose is to address an unmet need or underserved population; this program aims to enable a community to identify the specific need or population it wishes to address through the provision of evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and/or recovery support services. Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities. Award Ceiling: $375,000Deadline Date: 03-25-2019

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Long-Term Project CFDA Number 84.021B
The purpose is to promote, improve, and develop modern foreign languages and area studies at varying levels of education. The program provides opportunities for faculty, teachers, and undergraduate and graduate students to conduct individual and group projects overseas to carry out research and study in the fields of modern foreign languages and area studies. This competition invites applicants to submit an application to request support for either a short-term project (84.021A) or a long-term project. GPA long-term projects are advanced overseas intensive language projects that may be carried out during a full year, an academic year, a semester, a trimester, a quarter, or a summer. Eligible Applicants: 1) IHEs, 2) State educational agencies, 3) Private nonprofit educational organizations, and 4) Consortia of these entities. Eligible Participants: Citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States, who are: 1) faculty members who teach modern foreign languages or area studies in an IHE; 2) teachers in elementary or secondary schools; (3) experienced education administrators responsible for planning, conducting or supervising programs in modern foreign language or area studies at the elementary, secondary, or postsecondary levels; or 4) graduate students, or juniors or seniors in an IHE, who plan teaching careers in modern foreign languages or area studies. Award Ceiling: $250,000Deadline Date: 03-25-2019

U.S. Department of Justice FY 2019 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program
The Campus Program encourages a comprehensive coordinated community approach that enhances victim safety, provides services and support for victims, and supports efforts to hold offenders accountable. The funding supports activities that develop and strengthen trauma-informed victim services and strategies to prevent, investigate, and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking on campus. Eligible applicants are Private, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $750,000Deadline Date: 03-14-2019

Dollar General Literacy Foundation Youth Literacy Grant Program
The foundation currently is accepting applications for its Youth Literacy Grants program. Through the program, grants of up to $4,000 will be awarded to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations in support of programs that help students who are reading below grade level or are experiencing difficulty reading, including those with individualized education plans (IEPs). The program supports the implementation of new or the expansion of existing literacy programs; the purchase of new technology or equipment; and/or the purchase of books, materials, or software for literacy programs.Deadline Date: 02-21-2019

Franklin Institute 2020 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
The annual prize recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to understanding and quantifying perturbations of natural systems within the biosphere, atmosphere, or hydrosphere in the age of the Anthropocene. Nominations should recognize fundamental contributions that emphasize large-scale modeling or synthesis of observational data in order to provide insights into these systems within the recent past and into the near future. Such insights may come from investigating time scales of minutes to millennia and study across multiple disciplines. Nominees for the award must be living, and the winner must participate in the Franklin Institute Awards Week programs, to be held in the spring of 2020 in Philadelphia. While not required, Letters of Intent to nominate are appreciated and should be sent by April 30. Nominations must be received by May 31, 2019.Deadline Date: 05-31-2019

State Office of the Attorney General (OAG) VOCA Grant Funds
The purpose of the VOCA grant reimbursement program is to support the provision of services to victims of crime defined as efforts that respond to the emotional and physical needs of crime victims, assist victims of crime to stabilize their lives after victimization, assist victims to understand and participate in the criminal justice system, and provide victims of crime with a measure of safety and security. Eligibility to apply for VOCA funds is limited to victim assistance programs administered by state or local government agencies or not-for-profit corporations registered in Florida, or a combination thereof, that can demonstrate the following: 1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service recognizes the organization as being tax exempt under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; 2) a statement from a state taxing body or state secretary of state certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization and that no part of the organization’s net earnings may benefit any private shareholder or individual; 3) a certified copy of a certificate of incorporation or similar document establishing nonprofit status; or 4) any of the above, if it applies to a state or national parent organization, with a statement by the state or national parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate. The funding cycle for the VOCA grant funds under this notice is October 1, 2019, through September 30, 2020.Deadline Date: 01-2019

State of Florida Florida Department of Health RFA #18-006 Environmental Laboratory Assessments
The purpose of this RFA is to solicit applications from parties with the ability to provide on-site assessments of environmental testing laboratories seeking certification by the Department’s Environmental Laboratory Certification Program for the purpose of determining the laboratories’ compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Department seeks to qualify multiple parties through this solicitation to allow choice for the laboratories seeking this service and reduce costs through competitive market forces.Deadline Date: 02-15-2019

Florida Humanities Council Community Project Grants
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded in support of single events, lectures or panel discussions, reading and discussion groups, film series, and/or online resources such as interpretive brochures, reading lists, audio/video recordings of scholarly presentations, and classroom resources. Eligible projects must be rooted in one or more of the disciplines of the humanities, enlist the participation of humanities scholars and/or experts in the project’s planning and execution, and engage the public in thoughtful and informed activities that explore humanities topics, especially those related to Florida or of interest to Floridians. Priority will be given to proposals from organizations with annual budgets of less than $1 million, projects that reach new and/or underserved audiences, and/or projects that build on partnerships between two or more organizations or institutions. To be eligible, organizations must be recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, be based in Florida, and serve Floridians. Deadlines: March 20, May 15, July 15, Sept 16, and Nov 15, 2019.Deadline Date: 11-15-2019

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology (SAHAT) Grant Program
The objective is to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing. Veterans Affairs acknowledges there are many emerging technologies that could improve home adaptations or otherwise enhance a Veteran’s or Servicemember’s ability to live independently. VA defines “new assistive technology” as an advancement the Secretary determines could aid or enhance the ability of a Veteran or Service member to live in an adapted home. Eligibility is unrestricted. Award Ceiling: $200,000Deadline Date: 03-03-2019

Grant Opportunities/Arts, Culture and Libraries

New Youth Theatre Initiatives Supported
The Children’s Theatre Foundation of America’s grantmaking focus is on theatre for children and youth, the utilization of drama or theatre in education for children grades K-12, and development opportunities for theatre artists working in the area of children’s theatre in the United States.

Kress Foundation History of Art
Program supports scholarly projects designed to enhance the appreciation and understanding of European art and architecture, from antiquity to the dawn of the modern era. Grants are awarded to projects that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, including archival projects, as well as for the development and dissemination of scholarly databases, documentation projects, museum exhibitions and publications, photographic campaigns, scholarly catalogs and publications, and technical and scientific studies. The program also supports activities that permit art historians to share their expertise through international exchanges, professional meetings, conferences, symposia, consultations, the presentation of research, and other professional events. To be eligible, nonprofit organizations, including supporting foundations of European institutions, must be recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Grant amounts range from $1,000 to $100,000. Next Deadlines: April 1 and October 1, 2019Deadline Date: 10-01-2019

The Amphion Foundation Amphion Grant Program
The foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit performing ensembles for general operating support or special project support. For the 2019 funding cycle, support will be given to projects that take place between September 2019 and August 2020. (The foundation will only consider projects that fall outside that window under extraordinary circumstances). In general, grants will range between $1,000 and $7,500, although larger grants may be awarded to larger performing organizations with an extraordinary commitment to contemporary concert music or a particularly significant project. To be eligible, applicants must be a nonprofit amateur choral ensemble or youth choir performing contemporary classical music at an exceptionally high artistic level.Deadline Date: 04-01-2019

Endangered Language Fund Endangered Language Fund: Language Legacies Grant Program Request for Proposals 2019
The Fund provides grants for language documentation and revitalization and linguistic fieldwork. Priority is given to projects that serve both the native community and the field of linguistics. Work that has immediate applicability to one group and more distant application to the other also will be considered. Publishing subventions are a low priority, although they will be considered. ELF expects grants in this funding cycle to be less than $4,000 and to average about $2,000. Funds can be applied to consultant fees, tapes, films, travel, and so on, but not overhead. Researchers and language activists from any country are encouraged to apply.Deadline Date: 03-15-2019

Jim Henson Foundation 2020 Grants
Grants are awarded each year for the creation and development of innovative works of puppet theater. 1) Production grants of $7,000 are awarded for the production of new works ready to be presented in 2019. Workshop grants of $3,000 are for the development and workshopping of these pieces. Workshop and Production grants can be combined over a two-year period for the greatest benefit to the piece. 2) Family Grants of $4,000 are meant to fund the development of new and innovative work specifically for children, families, and teenagers. Grants are made only for the development of new works of live puppet theater. The foundation does not award funds for the presentation or remounting of existing work. Grants cannot be applied retroactively; substantial portions of a proposed project must take place after the funds are awarded. To be eligible, applicants must be considered tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Applications from international collaborations are accepted, but the primary artist and fiscal sponsor must be American. Letter of intent deadline: March 11, 2019Deadline Date: 03-11-2019

Florida Humanities Council Community Project Grants
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded in support of single events, lectures or panel discussions, reading and discussion groups, film series, and/or online resources such as interpretive brochures, reading lists, audio/video recordings of scholarly presentations, and classroom resources. Eligible projects must be rooted in one or more of the disciplines of the humanities, enlist the participation of humanities scholars and/or experts in the project’s planning and execution, and engage the public in thoughtful and informed activities that explore humanities topics, especially those related to Florida or of interest to Floridians. Priority will be given to proposals from organizations with annual budgets of less than $1 million, projects that reach new and/or underserved audiences, and/or projects that build on partnerships between two or more organizations or institutions. To be eligible, organizations must be recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, be based in Florida, and serve Floridians. Deadlines: March 20, May 15, July 15, Sept 16, and Nov 15, 2019.Deadline Date: 11-15-2019

Grant Opportunities/Children and Youth

Programs for Children Affected by Domestic Violence Funded
The Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation’s Children’s Initiative provides support to direct service programs throughout the United States that create and promote stability, resilience, and healing for children who have witnessed domestic violence.

New Youth Theatre Initiatives Supported
The Children’s Theatre Foundation of America’s grantmaking focus is on theatre for children and youth, the utilization of drama or theatre in education for children grades K-12, and development opportunities for theatre artists working in the area of children’s theatre in the United States.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Garrett Lee Smith State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Grant Program
The purpose is to support states and tribes with implementing youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies in schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, substance use programs, mental health programs, foster care systems, and other child and youth-serving organizations. It is expected that this program will: (1) increase the number of youth-serving organizations who are able to identify and work with youth at risk of suicide; (2) increase the capacity of clinical service providers to assess, manage, and treat youth at risk of suicide; and (3) improve the continuity of care and follow-up of youth identified to be at risk for suicide, including those who have been discharged from emergency department and inpatient psychiatric units. SAMHSA expects states and tribes to make suicide prevention a core priority in statewide or tribal youth-serving systems.Deadline Date: 03-18-2019

Grant Opportunities/Domestic Violence

Programs for Children Affected by Domestic Violence Funded
The Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation’s Children’s Initiative provides support to direct service programs throughout the United States that create and promote stability, resilience, and healing for children who have witnessed domestic violence.

U.S. Department of Justice FY 2019 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program
The Campus Program encourages a comprehensive coordinated community approach that enhances victim safety, provides services and support for victims, and supports efforts to hold offenders accountable. The funding supports activities that develop and strengthen trauma-informed victim services and strategies to prevent, investigate, and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking on campus. Eligible applicants are Private, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $750,000Deadline Date: 03-14-2019

U.S. Department of Justice OVW FY 2019 Research and Evaluation Solicitation
The purpose is to research and evaluate approaches to combating domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. By generating more knowledge about strategies for holding offenders accountable and serving victims, communities that benefit from Violence Against Women Act funding will be better equipped to align their work with practices that are known to be effective, and they will be more capable of generating empirical knowledge on the efficacy of new and promising ways of doing things. R&E is designed to support researcher-practitioner partnerships and a broad range of research and evaluation methods, including qualitative, mixed-method, and quasi-experimental designs. Eligible applicants include: County, State, City or township governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; Private, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) and Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments). Award Ceiling: $450,000Deadline Date: 03-25-2019

Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Request for Proposal Invest in Children Program South Region
The Department of Juvenile Justice is seeking Respondents to address the issues facing youth at risk of delinquency between the ages of five and seventeen. The Department seeks the implementation and delivery of innovative programs to address juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention efforts throughout the State of Florida that include, but are not limited to: mentoring, tutoring, academic assistance, life skills training, job internships, learning to live violence-free, family engagement, recreational program, substance abuse intervention, education enhancement and other services that will support prevention and intervention of youth from the juvenile justice system. Eligible Respondents include units of local government, and non-profit and for-profit organizations.Deadline Date: 08-01-2019

Grant Opportunities/Economic and Community Development/Business

City of Miami Beach FY 2019/20 HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
The City of Miami Beach announces the availability of FY 2019/20 HOME and CDBG funds to support projects, programs and activities by area providers aligned with the City’s Consolidated Plan. Proposals may be submitted by not-for-profit or for-profit corporations or partnerships and must take place within the City of Miami Beach and benefit its residents. The City will accept applications from qualified entities for the following activities: Public Services such as child care services, youth services, senior services, homeless prevention, homeless assistance, services to special populations, health services, and others; and Non-Public Services such as: capital projects that address infrastructure needs and the creation and retention of affordable housing. Interested parties may request the application for funding by sending an email to: marcelarubio@miamibeachfl.gov or cristinacabrera@miamibeachfl.gov beginning January 28, 2019 or visiting the City’s website at www.miamibeachfl.gov for more information. A mandatory pre-submission meeting for applicants will be held February 4, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in the Office of Housing and Community Services conference room located at 555 17th Street, Miami Beach, FL.Deadline Date: 01-28-2019

Grant Opportunities/Education

New Youth Theatre Initiatives Supported
The Children’s Theatre Foundation of America’s grantmaking focus is on theatre for children and youth, the utilization of drama or theatre in education for children grades K-12, and development opportunities for theatre artists working in the area of children’s theatre in the United States.

International Foundation for Ethical Research 2019 Application Cycle for Graduate Student Fellowships for Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Science
Applications are sought from graduate students whose program of study shows the greatest potential to replace the use of animals in science. Grants of up $15,000 will be awarded to support the development of alternatives to the use of animals in research, testing, and education to students enrolled in master’s and doctoral programs in the sciences or human or veterinary medicine. The fellowships are renewable annually for up to three years. Continued funding is dependent on student progress and availability of funds. Fellowships will also be considered for graduate students in other fields such as education, psychology, humanities, journalism, and the law; and for projects that show promise to increase public awareness and/or promote changes in the legal system or public policy with respect to the use of animals in research, testing, and education.Deadline Date: 04-30-2019

Society of Family Planning Research Fund Emerging Scholars Program
Grants of up to $7,500 will be awarded to support and diversify the pipeline of family planning scholars and provide more opportunities for integrating emerging scholars into the family planning community. The grants also will support attendance at the 2019 North American Forum on Family Planning, the publication of one open-access publication, SFP membership dues for 2019, and efforts to match scholars lacking internal institutional or mentor support with an external mentor. To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled in a graduate-level program at the time of application and award. Medical students, nursing students, residents, and master’s or doctoral-level students are eligible. Scholars must reside in the United States, and the proposed research must be focused on research in the United States that advances access to safe abortion or prevents unintended pregnancy.Deadline Date: 04-16-2019

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Long-Term Project CFDA Number 84.021B
The purpose is to promote, improve, and develop modern foreign languages and area studies at varying levels of education. The program provides opportunities for faculty, teachers, and undergraduate and graduate students to conduct individual and group projects overseas to carry out research and study in the fields of modern foreign languages and area studies. This competition invites applicants to submit an application to request support for either a short-term project (84.021A) or a long-term project. GPA long-term projects are advanced overseas intensive language projects that may be carried out during a full year, an academic year, a semester, a trimester, a quarter, or a summer. Eligible Applicants: 1) IHEs, 2) State educational agencies, 3) Private nonprofit educational organizations, and 4) Consortia of these entities. Eligible Participants: Citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States, who are: 1) faculty members who teach modern foreign languages or area studies in an IHE; 2) teachers in elementary or secondary schools; (3) experienced education administrators responsible for planning, conducting or supervising programs in modern foreign language or area studies at the elementary, secondary, or postsecondary levels; or 4) graduate students, or juniors or seniors in an IHE, who plan teaching careers in modern foreign languages or area studies. Award Ceiling: $250,000Deadline Date: 03-25-2019

Dollar General Literacy Foundation Youth Literacy Grant Program
The foundation currently is accepting applications for its Youth Literacy Grants program. Through the program, grants of up to $4,000 will be awarded to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations in support of programs that help students who are reading below grade level or are experiencing difficulty reading, including those with individualized education plans (IEPs). The program supports the implementation of new or the expansion of existing literacy programs; the purchase of new technology or equipment; and/or the purchase of books, materials, or software for literacy programs.Deadline Date: 02-21-2019

Captain Planet Foundation Ecotech Grants
Grants of $2,500 will be awarded to schools or nonprofit organizations for projects that use innovation, nature-based design, and/or technology to address an environmental problem in their communities. Ideal projects should integrate environmental education with opportunities for children to solve real-world problems by using science practices and technology. Projects may replicate a successful model or create a new and innovative approach. Preference will be given to applicants who have secured $2,500 in matching funds or in-kind contributions, with priority given to student-directed projects that develop materials that are easy to replicate, including lesson plans, protocols, videos, adaptations, and examples of student work. To be eligible, applicants must be a school or nonprofit organization based in the U.S. Project leaders must be employed at the same school or organization for the duration of the proposed project.Deadline Date: 07-15-2019

Grant Opportunities/Health

Grants Promote Organic Food and Cooperative Ideals
The Blooming Prairie Foundation is dedicated to promoting innovative ideas and practices in the area of organic and natural foods in order to further the health of the people, the health of the environment, and cooperative ideals.

Program Promotes Access to Healthcare
The New Access Points program provides operational support for new service delivery sites to improve the health of the nation’s underserved communities and vulnerable populations by expanding access to affordable, accessible, quality, and cost effective primary healthcare services.

Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation Program to Accelerate Clinical Trials
The goal is to increase the number of innovative treatments tested in humans for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The program will fund: 1) clinical trials through Phase 2a of novel drug candidates, including small molecules and biologics (antibodies, oligonucleotides, peptides, gene therapies, cell therapies); 2) proof-of-concept biomarker-based trials in patients for repurposed/repositioned drugs; and 3) regulatory studies for investigational new drug (IND)/clinical trial application preclinical packages that are required before testing novel drugs in human subjects. Current target areas of interest include but are not limited to neuroprotection, inflammation, vascular function, mitochondria and metabolic function, proteostasis, ApoE, epigenetics, and synaptic activity and neurotransmitters. Funding is open to researchers, clinicians, and postdoctoral fellows in the U.S. and worldwide working in academic medical centers and universities or nonprofits or biotechnology companies that demonstrate a clear need for nonprofit funding. Up to $5 million will be awarded based on stage and scope of research. For studies requiring additional support, co-funding from other funding agencies or investors is encouraged.Deadline Date: 04-12-2019

Lupus Research Institute Distinguished Innovator Awards
This global program designed to provide outstanding scientists with support needed to conduct novel research into the fundamental causes of lupus. LRI welcomes novel, hypothesis- or discovery-driven proposals in human and/or animal model-based lupus research. The research must aim to uncover the fundamental causes of lupus and present a compelling vision of how the discovery would lay the groundwork for a potential cure, prevention, or highly effective therapy. Successful applicants will be outstanding investigators who have demonstrated creativity and productivity in their field of research. Applications from investigators in diverse disciplines, including but not limited to immunology, genetics, molecular-, cell- and systems biology, are encouraged. Scientists who have not previously worked in lupus also are encouraged to apply, as are researchers working outside the U.S. Applicants must hold a position at an academic institution. Up to four grants of up to $250,000 per year over four years will be made. Letters of Intent are required.Deadline Date: 03-15-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Economic Modeling for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
This program support epidemiologic and economic modeling of disease transmission to facilitate prevention effectiveness of public health interventions and support state and local disease prevention efforts. Disease transmission and cost-effectiveness models are important tools that can provide information needed to make decisions regarding implementation and prioritization of interventions targeting HIV, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, and school health. Scientifically valid models can help CDC fulfill its mission of supporting state and local public health efforts and increasing the prevention effectiveness of public health interventions. CDC is seeking to increase the prevention effectiveness of public health interventions and support state and local public health activities. Eligibility is unrestricted.Deadline Date: 04-14-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Targeted Capacity Expansion: Special Projects
The purpose of this program is to develop and implement targeted strategies for substance use disorder treatment provision to address a specific population or area of focus identified by the community. The purpose is to address an unmet need or underserved population; this program aims to enable a community to identify the specific need or population it wishes to address through the provision of evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and/or recovery support services. Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities. Award Ceiling: $375,000Deadline Date: 03-25-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services CDC Network of Forecasting Centers to Improve Forecast Accuracy and Communication for Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza
The purpose is to support applied research that generates advancements in the accuracy and communication of seasonal and pandemic influenza forecasts. This funding opportunity will establish a network of Influenza Forecasting Centers of Excellence (CoEs) that will conduct research to improve the accuracy and communication of real-time probabilistic forecasts of seasonal and pandemic influenza activity at the national, regional, and state levels. Accurate and timely forecasts should improve public health responses and inform policy development for pandemic and seasonal influenza. Eligible applicants include: private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; state, county, city or township governments; Native American tribal organizations and governments; special district governments; Independent school districts; and public housing authorities. Award Ceiling: $700,000Deadline Date: 04-04-2019

Florida Department of Health Systems Change to Increase Chronic Disease Services FY 2019-2020
The Department is accepting proposals to increase chronic disease services for breast and cervical cancer prevention, colorectal cancer prevention, diabetes prevention and self-management, and cancer survivor support. Florida’s aging population is expected to increase the need for access to chronic disease services, including the screening for undiagnosed cancers and activities that improve progression and reduce cancer recurrence risk. Organizations throughout the state work within local health systems to address these growing needs, making coordination between these organizations paramount to reducing the burden of cancer. Funding is being made available to facilitate health systems change and develop new or enhanced collaborations between partner health systems through adoption of evidence-based intervention (EBI) strategies from the Guide to Community Preventive Services.Deadline Date: 02-28-2019

State of Florida Florida Department of Health RFA #18-006 Environmental Laboratory Assessments
The purpose of this RFA is to solicit applications from parties with the ability to provide on-site assessments of environmental testing laboratories seeking certification by the Department’s Environmental Laboratory Certification Program for the purpose of determining the laboratories’ compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Department seeks to qualify multiple parties through this solicitation to allow choice for the laboratories seeking this service and reduce costs through competitive market forces.Deadline Date: 02-15-2019

Grant Opportunities/Homeland Security/Emergency Preparedness

Grant Opportunities/Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Paralysis Resource Center State Pilot Program
ACL will award approximately two State Pilot grants that will provide quality of life subawards to community based disability agencies that serve people living with paralysis, their families, and their support networks. These grants are designed to enhance the capacity of community disability programming by improving and/or increasing the services and supports provided by community-based disability organizations working to improve the quality of life for individuals with paralysis. Eligible applicants include: State, County, City or township governments; Nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); and Private, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $200,000Deadline Date: 04-12-2019

State Office of the Attorney General (OAG) VOCA Grant Funds
The purpose of the VOCA grant reimbursement program is to support the provision of services to victims of crime defined as efforts that respond to the emotional and physical needs of crime victims, assist victims of crime to stabilize their lives after victimization, assist victims to understand and participate in the criminal justice system, and provide victims of crime with a measure of safety and security. Eligibility to apply for VOCA funds is limited to victim assistance programs administered by state or local government agencies or not-for-profit corporations registered in Florida, or a combination thereof, that can demonstrate the following: 1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service recognizes the organization as being tax exempt under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; 2) a statement from a state taxing body or state secretary of state certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization and that no part of the organization’s net earnings may benefit any private shareholder or individual; 3) a certified copy of a certificate of incorporation or similar document establishing nonprofit status; or 4) any of the above, if it applies to a state or national parent organization, with a statement by the state or national parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate. The funding cycle for the VOCA grant funds under this notice is October 1, 2019, through September 30, 2020.Deadline Date: 01-2019

Florida Department of Children and Families Unified Homelessness Grant for Fiscal Years 2019-2021
Application provides an opportunity for the Florida Department of Children & Families (Department) Office on Homelessness (Office) to consolidate multiple funding streams into a single solicitation that serves as a competitive funding request for eligible applicants. This solicitation is designed to include funding for the state appropriation for the Challenge Grant program; the federally funded Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program; and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Homelessness Prevention Grant program. To qualify for funding, a Continuum of Care (CoC) lead agency must develop and implement a local Homeless Assistance CoC Plan (CoC Plan) for its designated planning area. The CoC Plan must include “either a centralized or coordinated assessment system that provides an initial, comprehensive assessment of the needs of individuals and families for housing and services” as outlined in federal regulations[24 CFR 578.7(a)(8)]. The lead agencies may allocate the grant funds to programs, services, and/or housing providers that support the implementation of the CoC Plan.Deadline Date: 03-29-2019

U.S. Department of Justice FY 2019 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program
The Campus Program encourages a comprehensive coordinated community approach that enhances victim safety, provides services and support for victims, and supports efforts to hold offenders accountable. The funding supports activities that develop and strengthen trauma-informed victim services and strategies to prevent, investigate, and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking on campus. Eligible applicants are Private, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $750,000Deadline Date: 03-14-2019

U.S. Department of Justice OVW FY 2019 Research and Evaluation Solicitation
The purpose is to research and evaluate approaches to combating domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. By generating more knowledge about strategies for holding offenders accountable and serving victims, communities that benefit from Violence Against Women Act funding will be better equipped to align their work with practices that are known to be effective, and they will be more capable of generating empirical knowledge on the efficacy of new and promising ways of doing things. R&E is designed to support researcher-practitioner partnerships and a broad range of research and evaluation methods, including qualitative, mixed-method, and quasi-experimental designs. Eligible applicants include: County, State, City or township governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; Private, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) and Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments). Award Ceiling: $450,000Deadline Date: 03-25-2019

Grant Opportunities/Media/Communications

Grant Opportunities/Natural Resources/Environment/Agriculture

Grants Promote Organic Food and Cooperative Ideals
The Blooming Prairie Foundation is dedicated to promoting innovative ideas and practices in the area of organic and natural foods in order to further the health of the people, the health of the environment, and cooperative ideals.

U.S. Department of the Interior WaterSMART Grants:Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects for Fiscal Year 2019
The objective is to invite states, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on small-scale on-the-ground projects that seek to conserve, better manage, or otherwise make more efficient use of water supplies. States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority located in the Western United States or U.S. Territories as identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, as amended. Eligible applicants include: States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority located in the Western U.S. or U.S. Territories as identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, as amended. Award Ceiling: $75,000Deadline Date: 01-24-2019

Captain Planet Foundation Ecotech Grants
Grants of $2,500 will be awarded to schools or nonprofit organizations for projects that use innovation, nature-based design, and/or technology to address an environmental problem in their communities. Ideal projects should integrate environmental education with opportunities for children to solve real-world problems by using science practices and technology. Projects may replicate a successful model or create a new and innovative approach. Preference will be given to applicants who have secured $2,500 in matching funds or in-kind contributions, with priority given to student-directed projects that develop materials that are easy to replicate, including lesson plans, protocols, videos, adaptations, and examples of student work. To be eligible, applicants must be a school or nonprofit organization based in the U.S. Project leaders must be employed at the same school or organization for the duration of the proposed project.Deadline Date: 07-15-2019

Franklin Institute 2020 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
The annual prize recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to understanding and quantifying perturbations of natural systems within the biosphere, atmosphere, or hydrosphere in the age of the Anthropocene. Nominations should recognize fundamental contributions that emphasize large-scale modeling or synthesis of observational data in order to provide insights into these systems within the recent past and into the near future. Such insights may come from investigating time scales of minutes to millennia and study across multiple disciplines. Nominees for the award must be living, and the winner must participate in the Franklin Institute Awards Week programs, to be held in the spring of 2020 in Philadelphia. While not required, Letters of Intent to nominate are appreciated and should be sent by April 30. Nominations must be received by May 31, 2019.Deadline Date: 05-31-2019

Grant Opportunities/Parks and Recreation

Grant Opportunities/Technology and Other Science/Research

International Foundation for Ethical Research 2019 Application Cycle for Graduate Student Fellowships for Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Science
Applications are sought from graduate students whose program of study shows the greatest potential to replace the use of animals in science. Grants of up $15,000 will be awarded to support the development of alternatives to the use of animals in research, testing, and education to students enrolled in master’s and doctoral programs in the sciences or human or veterinary medicine. The fellowships are renewable annually for up to three years. Continued funding is dependent on student progress and availability of funds. Fellowships will also be considered for graduate students in other fields such as education, psychology, humanities, journalism, and the law; and for projects that show promise to increase public awareness and/or promote changes in the legal system or public policy with respect to the use of animals in research, testing, and education.Deadline Date: 04-30-2019

William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
The foundation is accepting applications for research projects designed to advance understanding in the area of inequalities in youth development and/or to increase understanding of how research is acquired, understood, and used, as well as the circumstances that shape its use in decision making. Research grants of up to $600,000 are offered to support of research that focuses on ways to reduce disparities in youth’s academic, behavioral, social, and economic outcomes. Priority will be given to projects related to inequality on the basis of economic, racial/ethnic, and language backgrounds; research that explores other areas of inequality also will be considered based on a compelling case for its impact. To be eligible, organizations must be considered tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Deadline Date: 05-01-2019

Society of Family Planning Research Fund Emerging Scholars Program
Grants of up to $7,500 will be awarded to support and diversify the pipeline of family planning scholars and provide more opportunities for integrating emerging scholars into the family planning community. The grants also will support attendance at the 2019 North American Forum on Family Planning, the publication of one open-access publication, SFP membership dues for 2019, and efforts to match scholars lacking internal institutional or mentor support with an external mentor. To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled in a graduate-level program at the time of application and award. Medical students, nursing students, residents, and master’s or doctoral-level students are eligible. Scholars must reside in the United States, and the proposed research must be focused on research in the United States that advances access to safe abortion or prevents unintended pregnancy.Deadline Date: 04-16-2019

Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation Program to Accelerate Clinical Trials
The goal is to increase the number of innovative treatments tested in humans for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The program will fund: 1) clinical trials through Phase 2a of novel drug candidates, including small molecules and biologics (antibodies, oligonucleotides, peptides, gene therapies, cell therapies); 2) proof-of-concept biomarker-based trials in patients for repurposed/repositioned drugs; and 3) regulatory studies for investigational new drug (IND)/clinical trial application preclinical packages that are required before testing novel drugs in human subjects. Current target areas of interest include but are not limited to neuroprotection, inflammation, vascular function, mitochondria and metabolic function, proteostasis, ApoE, epigenetics, and synaptic activity and neurotransmitters. Funding is open to researchers, clinicians, and postdoctoral fellows in the U.S. and worldwide working in academic medical centers and universities or nonprofits or biotechnology companies that demonstrate a clear need for nonprofit funding. Up to $5 million will be awarded based on stage and scope of research. For studies requiring additional support, co-funding from other funding agencies or investors is encouraged.Deadline Date: 04-12-2019

Lupus Research Institute Distinguished Innovator Awards
This global program designed to provide outstanding scientists with support needed to conduct novel research into the fundamental causes of lupus. LRI welcomes novel, hypothesis- or discovery-driven proposals in human and/or animal model-based lupus research. The research must aim to uncover the fundamental causes of lupus and present a compelling vision of how the discovery would lay the groundwork for a potential cure, prevention, or highly effective therapy. Successful applicants will be outstanding investigators who have demonstrated creativity and productivity in their field of research. Applications from investigators in diverse disciplines, including but not limited to immunology, genetics, molecular-, cell- and systems biology, are encouraged. Scientists who have not previously worked in lupus also are encouraged to apply, as are researchers working outside the U.S. Applicants must hold a position at an academic institution. Up to four grants of up to $250,000 per year over four years will be made. Letters of Intent are required.Deadline Date: 03-15-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Research Grants to Identify Effective Strategies for Opioid Overdose Prevention
NCIPC is soliciting investigator-initiated research that will identify effective strategies for state, community, and systems-level implementation to prevent fatal and nonfatal overdose from prescription and/or illicit opioids. The intent is to evaluate the implementation and impact of new or existing strategies in states and local communities that: 1) enhance prescription drug monitoring program use; 2) support providers and health systems in improving prescribing, pain management, and overdose response; 3) enhance public health systems that support linkage to care for opioid use disorder and overdose; 4) infuse public health approaches into public safety and law enforcement response; or 5) empower individuals to make safer choices about opioid use. Research is intended to directly improve the ability of state and local health departments to implement and improve interventions to prevent fatal and nonfatal opioid overdose. Award Ceiling: $769,230Deadline Date: 04-08-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services CDC Network of Forecasting Centers to Improve Forecast Accuracy and Communication for Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza
The purpose is to support applied research that generates advancements in the accuracy and communication of seasonal and pandemic influenza forecasts. This funding opportunity will establish a network of Influenza Forecasting Centers of Excellence (CoEs) that will conduct research to improve the accuracy and communication of real-time probabilistic forecasts of seasonal and pandemic influenza activity at the national, regional, and state levels. Accurate and timely forecasts should improve public health responses and inform policy development for pandemic and seasonal influenza. Eligible applicants include: private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; state, county, city or township governments; Native American tribal organizations and governments; special district governments; Independent school districts; and public housing authorities. Award Ceiling: $700,000Deadline Date: 04-04-2019

Grant Opportunities/Transportation

Grant Opportunities/Veterans

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology (SAHAT) Grant Program
The objective is to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing. Veterans Affairs acknowledges there are many emerging technologies that could improve home adaptations or otherwise enhance a Veteran’s or Servicemember’s ability to live independently. VA defines “new assistive technology” as an advancement the Secretary determines could aid or enhance the ability of a Veteran or Service member to live in an adapted home. Eligibility is unrestricted. Award Ceiling: $200,000Deadline Date: 03-03-2019